Sun, 27 Jun 2010, 04:04 PM Top Fuel Final, Round 4 Eliminations

By Rick Green

NORWALK, Ohio - Results of final, round 4 eliminations in Top Fuel at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals:

 Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
    2 Larry Dixon                             3 Antron Brown                 
E4   ****WINNER****  0.091  3.880 313.29                     0.066  3.907 307.65
 Prior rounds:
E3    (T Schumacher) 0.068  3.919 306.53      (C McClenatha) 0.064  4.863 219.36
E2    (D Foley     ) 0.050  3.910 310.34      (P Dakin     ) 0.085  3.934 299.73
E1    (T Buff      ) 0.108  3.865 313.51      (L Novelli   ) 0.082  3.885 314.24
 Qualified:             #1  3.780 320.43                        #2  3.795 318.99

Weather conditions: air temperature 88 degrees, relative humidity 56 percent, barometer 28.70 inches, adjusted altitude 4,269 feet, track temperature 119 degrees.

Dixon is 10 - 3 against Brown in prior events and Dixon is 3 - 1 against Brown in prior final rounds. This is a great drag race with Brown getting the starting line advantage and the lead until right in the lights. Larry Dixon's MOV: 0.0022 seconds (approximately 12 inches).

This is Dixon's 55th National event win and his seventh win this season.

Timing data courtesy of CompuLink